Method and apparatus for treating a joint, including the treatment of cam-type femoroacetabular impingement in a hip joint and pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement in a hip joint
US10918398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer visual guidance system for guiding a surgeon through an arthroscopic debridement of a bony pathology, wherein the computer visual guidance system is configured to: (i) receive a 2D image of the bony pathology from a source; (ii) automatically analyze the 2D image so as to determine at least one measurement with respect to the bony pathology; (iii) automatically annotate the 2D image with at least one annotation relating to the at least one measurement determined with respect to the bony pathology so as to create an annotated 2D image; and (iv) display the annotated 2D image to the surgeon so as to guide the surgeon through the arthroscopic debridement of the bony pathology.
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